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Molokai (mō`lōkī`), island (1990 pop. 6,587), 261 sq mi (676 sq km), Maui co., Hawaii, between Oahu and Maui islands. Molokai is generally mountainous, with Mt. Kamakou (4,970 ft/1,515 m) the highest peak. On the north coast, separated by a rocky mountain wall from the rest of the island and accessible only over a 2,000-ft (610-m) pass, is the Kalaupapa peninsula, on which a government leper colony exists (est. 1860). Molokai has many cattle ranches and pineapple plantations; the poor soil is unfit for the cultivation of sugarcane. The chief port is Kaunakakai (1990 pop. 2,658), from which the island's products are shipped to Honolulu for export. Molokai an island in central Hawaii. Pop.: 7404 (2000). Area: 676 sq. km (261 sq. miles) Molokai Hawaiian island; site of government leper colony. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1807] See : Disease How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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25 square miles) of drug-producing corn and sugarcane at various sites in Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Maui from 2001-2003. Smoked sevruga caviar Molokai purple sweet potato crisps Micro greens Red tobikko caviar One of our first intended stops was Puohokamoa Falls, described as ``a towering 200-foot ribbon'' by Richard Sullivan in his ``Driving & Discovering Hawaii: Maui and Molokai. |
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